Discussion: The Application of Data to Problem-Solving
In the modern era, there are few professions that do not to some
extent rely on data. Stockbrokers rely on market data to advise
clients on financial matters. Meteorologists rely on weather data
to forecast weather conditions, while realtors rely on data to
advise on the purchase and sale of property. In these and other
cases, data not only helps solve problems, but adds to the
practitioner’s and the discipline’s body of knowledge....